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Plan Your Visit

The Oshawa Museum offers tours year round!

Start your visit at Guy House (Yellow Building)


 If you have questions before your visit, please call 905-436-7624 x 106 or send an email to the programming department (External link opens in new tab or windowprogramming@oshawamuseum.org)


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  • The Oshawa Museum is located at 1450 Simcoe Street South, in Oshawa's beautiful Lakeview Park

There is plenty of free parking available and additional amenities in the park.

  • Tours are admission by donation ($5/person is suggested)

Members of the Oshawa Historical Society receive free admission as a membership perk!

There are also 'External link opens in new tab or windowMuseum Passes,' available from the Oshawa Public Library and Pickering Public Library, so you can visit the Oshawa Museum for free.

  • Hours of Operation

Our hours of operation vary through the year (subject to change):
September-June
Tuesday–Friday: 9 AM–4 PM
Sunday: 12–4 PM

July & August
Tuesday–Friday: 9 AM–4 PM
Saturday & Sunday: 12–4 PM

  • Museum tours are drop-in

During open hours, Oshawa Museum tours are offered on a drop-in basis! The last tour we can accommodate is 30 minutes prior to closing. Start your visit at Guy House (yellow building).
-- Special group tours (special interest groups, retirement residences, Guides/Scouts, etc.) must be booked in advance so we can best meet the needs of your group and offer you the best experience possible. We cannot accommodate drop-in tours for special groups and/or groups of 10 or more.
To book, contact: 905-436-7624 x 106 or email programming@oshawamuseum.org.
To see program options, visit the What's On page.


The Museum Buildings


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Guy House


Guy House was the home of Harbour Master, James Odgers Guy. Its construction is typical of a frame farm house reminiscent of the mid to late 1840s.


It opened in 1985, as the administrative centre of the Museum and houses the archival collection and the Museum Shop.

Start your visit here!

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Henry House


Henry House, built c. 1840, was the family home of Thomas Henry, a local minister, veteran of the War of 1812 and active participant in the development of Port Oshawa. Even after Thomas's death in 1879, the house remained in the Henry family until 1920 when it was purchased by General Motors of Canada. They in turn sold the property to the town for one dollar.


Henry House is portrayed as a period home typical of the lifestyle of the Henry family from the 1850s through the 1890s.

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Robinson House


Robinson House was built by the Robinson Family in the mid-1850s. Constructed from locally-made yellow brick, the house has a gambrel or barn-type roof. A simple family home for much of its life, Robinson House now contains a series of galleries and changing exhibits focusing on various topics in Oshawa's history.

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The Drive Shed


Drive Shed was constructed in 2009 as a 50th Anniversary project for the Oshawa Historical Society. The Drive Shed provides exhibition space for our collection of McLaughlin carriages and cutters, including our 1914 McLaughlin buggy and 1867 Robert McLaughlin cutter, one of the first two he made in Enniskillen, ON (currently on loan to the Remington Carriage Museum in Alberta).

The Henry House Heritage Gardens


The Heritage Gardens behind Henry House feature various perennial herbal plots, including culinary, medicinal, tea and dye herbs. The garden space is interpreted as the family's garden, illustrating how the herbs would have been used and why. The Heritage Gardens feature two designated heritage trees, recognized by Trees Ontario, a fleur-de-lis from the Centre Street United Church, dated 1874, and a garden brick donor walkway.


The gardens are used for programming throughout the summer, including the popular Yoga in the Garden.


What's in the Robinson House Galleries


A Walk in the Park


Nestled throughout the City of Oshawa, parks have always been a place for the community to come together. With a rich history of over 120 years, take a Walk in the Park and celebrate parks as places for recreation, reflection, play, and peace.


So Fetch!


Dogs have been part of many peoples’ lives for centuries. Loved as pets, dogs are also life-savers, investigators, and good hunting companions.


So Fetch! features artefacts and photos from the Oshawa Museum collections that tell us about the relationships people had with dogs from the 1400s until today.


A Carrying Place


A Carrying Place is on display in Robinson House. This immersive exhibit connects our community with their past, embraces the present Indigenous community, and builds towards a spirit of reconciliation and partnership.


A Carrying Place showcases objects recovered from the Grandview and MacLeod archeological sites and interprets the culture of the ancestral Wendat that lived in this area from 1380–1450 CE, and it examines the arrival and impact of European immigrants. This exhibition looks at the Indigenous community today, featuring displays from partner organizations, including the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nations, the Oshawa and Durham Region Métis Council, and the Durham District School Board.


Exhibit closes: July 19, 2026


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CONTACT US


tel: +1-905-436-7624

mail: programming@oshawamuseum.org

address: 1450 SIMCOE ST S , OSHAWA, ON L1H8S8

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